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Loading Capacity of Massillon Steel Joist and Truscon Steel Joist

McCann, Robert K
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1494286003564687

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2017, Master of Science in Engineering, University of Akron, Civil Engineering.
A section of a Massillon steel joist and a section of a Truscon steel joist were donated to the engineering department at The University of Akron for research purposes by George Wagner, who is a former engineer with Macomber Steel and a current Macomber historian. Both joists were salvaged in 2010 from buildings that were built in 1939 or earlier in Massillon, Ohio. Over the years, Massillon and Truscon steel joists were installed throughout the world for the supporting of floors, roofs and other structural applications. Confirming the structural integrity of these structural members can reinforce the assumption that they can be continued to be in use without safety concerns. Tensile testing was performed on the top chord, bottom chord, and web sections of the joists to determine the material properties of each joist. Abaqus 6.11 was utilized to model different lengths of the Massillon and Truscon joists to determine the loadings needed to initiate yielding and the ultimate stress on the Massillon and Truscon joists. The safety factor of the joists were found by comparing the loadings needed to initiate yield stress by the recommended loadings from the manufacturer loading tables of each joist.
Craig Menzemer, Dr. (Advisor)
David Roke, Dr. (Committee Member)
Qindan Huang, Dr. (Committee Member)
Civil Engineering
Massillon; joist; truscon; Macomber; Abaqus

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  • McCann, R. K. (2017). Loading Capacity of Massillon Steel Joist and Truscon Steel Joist [Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1494286003564687

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • McCann, Robert. Loading Capacity of Massillon Steel Joist and Truscon Steel Joist. 2017. University of Akron, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1494286003564687.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • McCann, Robert. "Loading Capacity of Massillon Steel Joist and Truscon Steel Joist." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1494286003564687

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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